26th World Congress of Political Science in Lisbon, Portugal
Last Date - October 10, 2019

26th World Congress of Political Science in Lisbon, Portugal from July 25-29, 2020.

It is biannually organized by the International Political Science Association (IPSA).

Paper/Panel Proposal Submission Deadline: October 10, 2019
https://wc2020.ipsa.org/wc/submit-paper

If your research focusses on Southeast Asia, you can submit to the panel which Nehginpao Kipgen will be chairing.

https://wc2020.ipsa.org/wc/panel/southeast-asia-politics-economy-strategic-competition-and-power-rivalry

Description

Southeast Asia consists of 11 sovereign states - Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. These countries share historical, political, economic, cultural and social ties, and all but East Timor are members of the regional bloc called Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The regional bloc has taken several initiatives to integrate member states, including developing a single market that would ensure the free flow of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and capital. Nonetheless, the region is far from being homogeneous and encompassing with different political institutions, diverse languages and cultures. Primarily because of its geostrategic location and the economic potential, Southeast Asia has become greater interest to its neighboring countries as well as the Western democracies.

In recent years, the region has seen increased engagement and cooperation, strategic competition and power rivalry between states, including the United States, China, India and Japan. The Rohingya refugee crisis, the rise of populism, the decline of democracy and the rise of a hybrid regime, and the protracted South China Sea disputes have been some recent major developments in the region.

This panel brings together researchers whose work(s) focus on issues pertaining to Southeast Asia, its relations with the international community, as well as the strategic competition and power rivalry in the region.

Nehginpao Kipgen, PhD
Associate Professor
Assistant Dean (International Collaboration)
Executive Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)
Jindal School of International Affairs
O.P. Jindal Global University
E-mail: nkipgen(AT)jgu(DOT)edu(DOT)in
Faculty Page: http://www.jsia.edu.in/dr-nehginpao-kipgen
CSEAS Page: http://www.jsia.edu.in/center-southeast-asian-studies-cseas